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This article lists famous people who passed away in October 2015. It shares a bit about who they were and what they were known for.

Famous People Who Passed Away in October 2015

  • October 1
    • Don Edwards, 100, was an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for California for many years.
    • Božo Bakota, 64, was a Croatian football player.
    • Hadi Norouzi, 30, was an Iranian football player. He passed away from a heart attack.
    • Joe Wark, 67, was a Scottish football player.
    • Jacob Pressman, 95, was an American Conservative rabbi. He helped start the American Jewish University.
    • Max Keeping, 73, was a Canadian broadcaster. He passed away from cancer.
    • Usnija Redžepova, 69, was a Macedonian actress and singer. She passed away from lung cancer.
  • October 2
    • Brian Friel, 86, was an Irish writer known for his plays like Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Dancing at Lughnasa.
    • Lubomír Lipský, 92, was a Czech actor.
    • Eric Arturo Delvalle, 78, was a Panamanian politician. He served as President of Panama from 1985 to 1988.
    • Coleridge Goode, 100, was a British jazz bassist, born in Jamaica.
  • October 3
    • Javid Iqbal, 90, was a Pakistani judge. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court. He passed away from cancer.
    • Denis Healey, 98, was a British politician. He was in charge of defense and later the country's money as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • October 4
    • José Eduardo Dutra, 58, was a Brazilian businessman and politician. He was a Senator.
    • J. Whyatt Mondesire, 66, was an American journalist and civil rights activist. He passed away from a brain aneurysm.
  • October 6
    • Árpád Göncz, 93, was a Hungarian writer and politician. He served as President of Hungary from 1990 to 2000.
    • Kevin Corcoran, 66, was an American actor and producer. He was known for movies like Old Yeller. He passed away from colorectal cancer.
    • Christine Arnothy, 84, was a French writer, born in Hungary.
    • Billy Joe Royal, 73, was an American pop and country singer. He was known for songs like "Down in the Boondocks".
  • October 7
    • Elena Lucena, 101, was an Argentine actress.
    • Dominique Dropsy, 63, was a French football player. He passed away from leukemia.
    • W. R. Mitchell, 87, was a British writer and editor.
    • Harry Gallatin, 88, was an American basketball player and coach. He passed away from complications after surgery.
  • October 8
    • Paul Prudhomme, 75, was an American chef and restaurant owner.
    • Jim Diamond, 64, was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was known for his song "I Should Have Known Better".
  • October 9
    • Ravindra Jain, 71, was an Indian composer. He passed away from kidney cancer.
    • Du Runsheng, 102, was a Chinese politician.
    • Tony Rafty, 99, was an Australian caricaturist.
    • Jerry Parr, 85, was an American Secret Service agent. He helped save President Ronald Reagan during an attack. He passed away from congestive heart failure.
    • Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, 88, was a British politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary. He passed away from a heart attack.
  • October 11
  • October 12
    • Levent Kırca, 67, was a Turkish actor. He passed away from liver cancer.
    • Abdallah Kigoda, 61, was a Tanzanian politician. He was the Minister of Industry and Trade. He passed away from cancer.
    • Joan Leslie, 90, was an American actress. She starred in movies like High Sierra.
  • October 13
    • Sue Lloyd-Roberts, 64, was a British television journalist for BBC and ITN. She passed away from leukemia.
  • October 14
    • Nurlan Balgimbayev, 67, was a Kazakh politician. He served as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. He passed away from cancer.
    • Mathieu Kérékou, 82, was a Beninese politician. He served as President of Benin for many years.
    • Jordi Miralles, 53, was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia. He passed away from meningitis.
    • Robert M. White, 92, was an American meteorologist. He directed the U.S. Weather Bureau. He passed away from complications of dementia.
  • October 15
    • Kenneth D. Taylor, 81, was a Canadian diplomat. He was famous for his role in the "Canadian Caper" during the Iran hostage crisis. He passed away from colon cancer.
    • Nate Huffman, 40, was an American basketball player. He played for the Toronto Raptors. He passed away from bladder cancer.
    • Sergei Filippenkov, 44, was a Russian football player and coach. He passed away from a heart attack.
    • Larry N. Vanderhoef, 74, was an American biochemist. He was the Chancellor of the University of California, Davis. He passed away from complications of a stroke.
    • Neill Sheridan, 93, was an American baseball player. He passed away from pneumonia.
  • October 16
    • Francesc de Paula Burguera, 87, was a Spanish journalist. He passed away from heart failure.
    • Ralph Andrews, 87, was an American television producer. He created game shows like You Don't Say!. He passed away from Alzheimer's disease.
    • Luciano García Alén, 87, was a Spanish physician and ethnographer. He passed away from complications from pneumonia.
  • October 17
    • Howard Kendall, 69, was an English football player and manager. He managed teams like Everton.
    • Tom Smith, 67, was an American Republican politician.
    • Anne-Marie Lizin, 66, was a Belgian politician. She was President of the Senate in Belgium.
  • October 18
    • Frank Watkins, 47, was an American bassist for the band Obituary. He passed away from cancer.
    • Gamal El-Ghitani, 70, was an Egyptian author. He passed away from a heart attack.
  • October 19
    • Ali Treki, 76-77, was a Libyan diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister and President of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • October 20
    • Kazimierz Łaski, 93, was an Austrian economist, born in Poland.
    • Michael Meacher, 75, was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for many years.
    • Cory Wells, 74, was an American singer for the band Three Dog Night.
  • October 21
    • Marty Ingels, 79, was an American actor. He passed away from a stroke.
    • France Bučar, 92, was a Slovenian politician. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly.
    • Mark Murphy, 83, was an American jazz vocalist.
  • October 22
    • Willem Aantjes, 92, was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives.
  • October 23
    • Leon Bibb, 93, was an American folk singer.
    • Krunoslav Hulak, 64, was a Croatian chess grandmaster.
    • Paride Tumburus, 76, was an Italian football player. He passed away from a heart attack.
    • Jimmy Roberts, 75, was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. He passed away from cancer.
  • October 24
    • Ján Chryzostom Korec, 91, was a Slovak Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
    • Maureen O'Hara, 95, was an Irish-American actress. She was famous for movies like Miracle on 34th Street and The Parent Trap.
  • October 25
    • Flip Saunders, 60, was an American basketball player and coach. He coached teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves. He passed away from lymphoma.
    • Lisa Jardine, 71, was a British historian. She passed away from cancer.
  • October 26
    • Ed Walker, 83, was an American radio personality. He passed away from cancer.
    • Scott Barr, 99, was an American politician. He served in the Washington House and Senate.
  • October 27
    • Philip French, 82, was a British movie critic and BBC radio producer. He passed away from a heart attack.
  • October 28
    • Nicolás Fuentes, 74, was a Peruvian football player for the national team. He passed away from complications of diabetes.
  • October 29
    • Ernesto Boy Herrera, 73, was a Filipino politician. He served in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He passed away from cardiac arrest.
  • October 30
    • Al Molinaro, 96, was an American actor. He was known for his roles in Happy Days and The Odd Couple. He passed away from complications from an infected gall bladder.
    • Mel Daniels, 71, was an American basketball player. He played for the Indiana Pacers. He passed away from complications after surgery.
    • Willis Carto, 89, was an American newspaper executive. He passed away from cardiac arrest.
  • October 31
    • Ants Antson, 76, was an Estonian speed skater. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1964.
    • Gus Savage, 90, was an American newspaper executive and politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois.
    • Thomas Blatt, 88, was a Polish writer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He escaped from Sobibór extermination camp.
    • Gregg Palmer, 88, was an American actor. He appeared in TV shows like Gunsmoke.

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